Hay-carrier



(NoMddeL) E. WOODWARD.

' HAY CARRIER.

No. 352,075. I Patented Nov. 2, 1886.

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N. PETERS. Phnlulithogmpher. Washington. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' EDWIN WOODWARD, on'srnxxnn, OHIO.

HAY-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,075,6lated November2,1886.

Application filed February 6, 1886. Serial No. 191,094. (No model.) i

To all whom) it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN WOODWARD, of Stryker, county of Williams, andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inTransferring Mechanism for Hay-Carrier Guide-Pulleys, of which thefollowing is a full,

clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming, a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figurel is a side elevation of my improved transferring mechanism. Fig.2 is a sectional side elevation of 'a part of the same. Fig. 3 is asectional end elevation of the same, taken through the line a m, Fig. 2.

The object of this invention is to provide a mechanism for transferringhay-carrier guidepulleys from one end of a, barn to the other, and whichshall be so constructed that the transferring can be done easily,quickly, and without any climbing.

The invention consists of the construction and combination of thevarious parts of the transferring mechanism, as will be hereinafterfully described.

A--are two plates which are designed to be secured to the opposite endsof a barn, and upon which are formed studs B. The outer ends of thestuds B are connected by'a wire, 0, to form a way for the passage of thesleeves, hereinafter described, from one stud to the other..

Upon one of the studs B is placed a sleeve,

D, the ends of which are beveled upon their inner sides, and to themiddle part of which are attached downwardly-proj ecting lugs E, to

receive the guide-pulley, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Upon the sleeve D is placed a sleeve, F, which is made a little shorterthan the sleeve D, and is slotted for the passage of the lugs E, thesaid slot being made three-quarters of an inch (more or less) longerthan the width of the said lugs E, to allow the said sleeve F to have ashort longitudinal movement upon the interior sleeve, D. The ends of theexterior sleeve, F, are beveled, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and to thesaid ends are attached the ends of ropes G, which pass "around pulleysH, pivoted to lugs I, formed. upon the plates A below the studs B.

Upon the plates A, above the studs B, are formed lugsJ, to which arepivoted hooks K, to engage with the outer ends of the interior sleeve,D, and hold it in place upon the studs B when theguide-pulley is beingused. The outer ends of the hooks Kare beveled, as shown in Figs. 1 and2, so that the said hooks will be raised by the beveled ends of theexterior sleeve, F, when the sleeves D Fare drawn upon-the studs B.

Upon theupper corners of the rear ends of the hooks K are formedprojections L, which, when the said hooks are raised, come in contactwith the ends of the plates A and prevent the said hooks from beingswung back too far.

Upon the lower corners of the rear ends of the hooks K are formed prongsM, for the bevand look thesaid sleeves in place upon the studs B.

. Upon the lower side of the forward parts of the hooks K are formedinclines N, for the beveled ends of the sleeve F to engage with, whenthe said sleeve is drawn outward, to raise the said hooks from'the endsof the interior sleeve, D, to allow the said sleeve to be drawn off thestuds B.

With this construction, when the guide-pulleyis to be transferred fromone end of the barn to the other, the rope G is pulled upon, the firsteffect of which is to draw the exterior sleeve, F, forward upon thesleeve D and raise the hook K, and the two sleeves then move togetheralong the wire 0 to the other stud B, when they are caught and held bythe hook K until again released by drawing upon the other rope G. Theropes G are led into such positions that they can be convenientlyreached and operated from the floor or other desired position.

Having thus fully described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination,with the horizontal stud,

sleeve, whereby in the forward movement of the outer sleeve the hookwill be disengaged from the inner sleeve, substantially as set forth. 2.A transferring mechanism for hay-carrier 5 guide pulleys, constructedsubstantially as herein shown and described, and consisting of theplates A, provided with studs B, connected by a wire, 0, the interiorsleeve, D, having its ends beveled upon the inner side and provided towith lugs E to carry the guide-pulleys, the exterior sleeve, F, havingits ends beveled upon the outer side and having a slot for the passageof the lugs E, the ropes G, attached to the exterior sleeve, F, andtheir pulleys H, and 15 the hooks K, having projections L and prongs Mupon their rear end and inclines N upon their lower sides, whereby theguide-pulley can be readily moved from one end of the barn to the other,as set forth.

2o 3. The combination, with the stud B and hook K, provided with theprong M and incline N, of the interior sleeve, D, provided with lugs E,and the apertured sleeve F, having its ends beveled, substantially asshown and described, whereby the said hook will be 25 thrown intoengagement with and disengaged from the interior sleeve.

4. A transferring mechanism for hay-(arriers, consisting of the plate A,carrying stud B, fitted to receive a connecting-wire, and provided witha pivoted hook, K, and a pulley, H, the sleeve D, provided with lugs E,and the apertured sleeve 13, mounted on sleeve D, having its endsbeveled and fitted for attachment of an operating-rope, all constructedand com- 3 5 bined substantially as shown and described.

EDWIN WOODVARD.

Witnesses:

V. B. KITZMILLER, J AMES W. WooDwARD.

